Engineering design of the Paraguay-Brazil Bioceanic Bridge presented

The Prointec consortium recently presented the Technical, Economic and Socio-environmental Feasibility Study, Final Engineering Design, Land Registry and Inspection of the future Bioceanic Bridge, which will link the cities of Carmelo Peralta (Alto Paraguay) and Puerto Murtinho (Mato Grosso do Sul), Brazil.

This is an important step for the advancement of the project, financed by the right bank of ITAIPU Binacional, and whose specifications are currently being analyzed by the Mixed Commission of Paraguay and the National Directorate of Transportation Infrastructure (DNIT) of Brazil.

The presentation was made before the Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC), which is currently promoting the construction of the Bioceanic Road Corridor (Route PY15) that must reach the future road connection and that will make our country the logistical heart of the region , shortening the distances and transfers between the ports located in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.

According to the MOPC, the document contemplates the traceability of the suggested location, as well as the geometric definition that includes the 630-meter cable-stayed bridge and 305-meter laterals on both banks of the Paraguay River.

The channel will have a width of 195 meters and its vertical gauge (height between the lowest point of the superstructure and the bottom of the bed) is 29 meters. The report includes the longitudinal elevation of the sides, the design of the access viaduct deck.

The realization of concrete deck is also indicated for both the viaducts and the cable-stayed bridge. This would bring benefits in construction time, reduced maintenance compared to steel material, as well as in quality, and in the construction experience in Paraguay.

The construction of the Bioceanic Bridge will directly benefit 19,000 compatriots and will contribute to the socioeconomic development of the entire Paraguayan Chaco region and the country. The Prointec consortium is made up of the firms Intec SA, Prosul Ltda., And Innovación y Excelencia SA.

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